Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh उत्तर प्रदेश |
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Center: Varanasi Munshi Ghat; Clockwise from top: Taj Mahal; Kashi Vishwanath Temple; Buland Darwaza; Tomb of Itimad ud Daula; New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad; Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath; Prem Mandir, Mathura; University of Allahabad
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 Location of Uttar Pradesh in India |
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| Coordinates: 26°51′N 80°55′E / 26.85°N 80.91°ECoordinates: 26°51′N 80°55′E / 26.85°N 80.91°E | ||
| Country |
 India
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| Statehood |
26 January 1950 |
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| Capital | Lucknow | |
| Districts | 75 | |
| Government | ||
| • Body | Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| • Governor | Ram Naik | |
| • Chief Minister | Akhilesh Yadav (Samajwadi Party) | |
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| • High Court | Allahabad High Court | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 240,928 km2 (93,023 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 4th | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 199,281,477 | |
| • Rank | 1st | |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,100/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Uttarpradeshi | |
| Languages | ||
| • Official | Hindi | |
| • Additional official | Urdu | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | |
| UN/LOCODE | IN-UP | |
| Vehicle registration | UP 01—XX | |
| HDI |
 0.5415 (medium) |
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| HDI rank | 18th (2007-08) | |
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| Website | www.up.gov.in | |
| Million Plus Cities of Uttar Pradesh by population (2011 Census) | |||||||
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| Name | Population | Name | Population | ||||
| Kanpur | 2,920,067 | Lucknow | 2,901,474 | ||||
| Ghaziabad | 2,358,525 | Agra | 1,746,467 | ||||
| Varanasi | 1,435,113 | Meerut | 1,424,908 | ||||
| Allahabad | 1,216,719 | Bareilly | 979,933 | ||||
| Population Growth | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1951 | 60,274,000 |
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| 1961 | 70,144,000 | 16.4% | |
| 1971 | 83,849,000 | 19.5% | |
| 1981 | 105,137,000 | 25.4% | |
| 1991 | 132,062,000 | 25.6% | |
| 2001 | 166,198,000 | 25.8% | |
| 2011 | 199,581,477 | 20.1% | |
| Source:Census of India | |||
26 January 1950
Uttar Pradesh (/ˈʊtər prəˈdɛʃ/, Hindi : उत्तर प्रदेश literally "Northern Province"), abbreviated as UP, is the most populous state in the Republic of India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces during British rule, and was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950. Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Raebareli, Moradabad, Bareilly, Aligarh, Sonbhadra, and Varanasi are known for their industrial importance in the state. On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttarakhand, was carved out from the Himalayan hill region of Uttar Pradesh. The state in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent has over 200 million inhabitants.
The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the west, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to the northwest, Uttarakhand and Nepal to the north, Bihar to the east, Madhya Pradesh to the south and touches the states of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to the southeast. It covers 243,290 square kilometres (93,933 sq mi), equal to 6.88% of the total area of India, and is the fourth largest Indian state by area. Hindi is the official and most widely spoken language in its 75 districts. Uttar Pradesh is the third largest Indian state by economy, with a GDP of ₹9,763 billion (US$150 billion). Agriculture and service industries are the largest parts of the state's economy. The service sector comprises travel and tourism, hotel industry, real estate, insurance and financial consultancies.
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